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The wolves at the door

Tight budgets call for imaginative use of money, but the LOBO loan scandal shows why playing the financial markets is a dangerous game for councils.

Lorna Stephenson

An ethics lesson for emergency housing

Bristol council this week announced it would be adopting ACORN’s Ethical Lettings Charter as the standard for housing across the city. What will it mean...

A Big Housing Conversation to address a big housing crisis.

Yesterday evening tenants, activists, experts and councillors from across Bristol met to discuss solutions to the city’s housing crisis at the first of a series...

Bristol Council to axe 1,000 staff

One sixth of the Bristol City Council workforce are offered voluntary redundancy in hope of closing £43m budget crisis.

Currently in the Council: 25th July to 5th August

Currently in the Council is our ongoing series to keep you up to date with what’s coming up for discussion in the Council Chamber. It...

Going once, going twice, Sold….Then sold again for a healthy profit

Dozens of council houses auctioned then quickly resold by private buyers

Adam Cantwell-Corn and Lucas Batt

Bristol and Beyond

Notes from City Hall: Metro Mayor marches onwards

Council Correspondent Sid Ryan, gives his opinion on proposals for a new Metro Mayor – due to be voted on by the Council this evening.

Notes from City Hall: Power to the people?

Our council correspondent, Sid Ryan, has been digging into the billion pound ‘devolution deal’ on its way to Bristol in the coming weeks.

These brilliant “subverts” just popped up in Bristol.

Subverts with a wicked take on stories in our city appeared last night.

The Bristol Cable

Notes from City Hall: Four hours in purgatory

Our intrepid council correspondent, Sid Ryan, sits through the first meeting of the Marvin Rees administration so you don’t have to.

Council face barricades and fail to evict Avonmouth protesters

Occupiers of 44 Avonmouth Terrace are still in situ, as council eviction order expires.

Lorna Stephenson

Judge finds against Avonmouth housing rights occupation

Council granted right to evict housing activist protesters from council home auctioned last month.

Lorna Stephenson

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